Respond to September 11

Social justice news
October 2001

An Afghani timeline
Arab Americans become targets for domestic reprisals
Does the U.S. understand the Muslim world?
Donors pledge more aid for Afghanistan as refugee crisis worsens
Pax Christi USA calls for a "healthy tension" between faith and citizenship
Some responses and resources related to September 11 attacks

Some responses and resources related to September 11 attacks
Essays from the Catholic Worker
Call to prayer and natonal reflection (from Network: a Catholic social-justice lobby)
Network's Letter to Congress
Urge justice, not violence, in response to September 11 (From Network)
Dorothy Day on War and Peace (Catholic Worker Roundtable)
Church teaching on war and peace (USCCB)
Prayer Service for Peace (Center of Concern)
Best responses to September 11 (Center of Concern)
A prayer service for this time of sorrow (Catholic Worker)
A prayer service for the Pax Christi USA community
Prayer in a time of terrorism (Pax Christi)
Deny Them Their Victory: A Religious Response to Terrorism
Resources from Sojourner magazine
Islamic scripture on jihad and violence
Stories in depth: Osama bin Laden (NY Times)

U.S. Catholic responds to terrorist attacks

Choking on ashes*
Margin Notes author Kevin Clarke offers a prayer of hope that our generation will be the last to confront a history of conflict between the Western and Islamic worlds.

What do you do with such pain?*
In The Examined Life, Tom McGrath wonders if America’s anger and pain can be transformed into reconciliation instead of terminated in revenge.

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Also:
      Papal statements on WTC attack
      U.S. bishops' statements
      Other USCCB resources in response to WTC attack
      Catholic Charities USA mobilizes to help victims of terrorism
      Make a donation
      Prayers and readings for a time of crisis
      How should the United States respond? (Join this discussion!)

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